DIRECTV Technical Forums: Message List - Manual Recording gets confused when changing Durationhttp://forums.directv.com/community/hd_dvrs?view=discussions
Most recent forum messagesenSat, 26 Jul 2014 18:06:18 GMTJive Engage 6.0.2.0 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/)2014-07-26T18:06:18ZenRe: Manual Recording gets confused when changing Durationhttp://forums.directv.com/message/11290270?tstart=0#11290270
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:de99f415-a6fe-49b6-940e-dd8d4c264f53] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>What is confusing about telling the receiver when to record something and for how long?</p><p>It had worked for years on my Directivo.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; Your way, If I want to record a game on MLB Extra Innings channel, they have the games lasting 6 hours.</p><p>In my example above, I recorded 2 other programs the first hour of the game and it had it record my game starting 1 hour after the game started.&nbsp; The only thing that would get confused by a manual recording is a glitch in their software.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:de99f415-a6fe-49b6-940e-dd8d4c264f53] --><img src='/beacon?t=1425428045993' />Sat, 26 Jul 2014 18:06:18 GMTdirectv-admin@forums.directv.comhttp://forums.directv.com/message/11290270?tstart=0#112902702014-07-26T18:06:18Z7 months 1 week ago0Re: Manual Recording gets confused when changing Durationhttp://forums.directv.com/message/11290283?tstart=0#11290283
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:092c934d-9f61-4c88-8cf2-a39a1e0a6ccd] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>You are creating a confused input to the DVR.&nbsp; Next game, locate the listing in the Guide bar.&nbsp; Press the red record button a single time.&nbsp; Later, while watching the recording press the "info" button, the select more info.&nbsp; Add the number of minutes you wish to add.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:092c934d-9f61-4c88-8cf2-a39a1e0a6ccd] -->Sat, 26 Jul 2014 17:29:14 GMTdirectv-admin@forums.directv.comhttp://forums.directv.com/message/11290283?tstart=0#112902832014-07-26T17:29:14Z7 months 1 week ago10Re: Manual Recording gets confused when changing Durationhttp://forums.directv.com/message/11290257?tstart=0#11290257
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:0e896a85-f06e-4ec1-b008-dab4d3beb79c] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>No, DirecTV does not monitor these forums. </p><p>If you go to dbstalk, they have a specific issues thread for each release and those are monitored. </p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:0e896a85-f06e-4ec1-b008-dab4d3beb79c] -->Sat, 26 Jul 2014 17:12:18 GMTdirectv-admin@forums.directv.comhttp://forums.directv.com/message/11290257?tstart=0#112902572014-07-26T17:12:18Z7 months 1 week ago0Re: Manual Recording gets confused when changing Durationhttp://forums.directv.com/message/11290267?tstart=0#11290267
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:be3f254c-48a2-4fb2-9c14-3bed07ec0f35] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>OK, I'll actually make this a question. Does Directv monitor these forums in order to know about</p><p>their software glitches? If not, how do I report this problem to Directv?&nbsp; (phone? email? etc.)</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:be3f254c-48a2-4fb2-9c14-3bed07ec0f35] -->Sat, 26 Jul 2014 15:47:57 GMTdirectv-admin@forums.directv.comhttp://forums.directv.com/message/11290267?tstart=0#112902672014-07-26T15:47:57Z7 months 1 week ago30Manual Recording gets confused when changing Durationhttp://forums.directv.com/message/11290231?tstart=0#11290231
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:223476b7-a877-414b-8c0d-f7749d04ead0] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>&nbsp; I record MLB games as manual recordings.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>On Thursday 7/24 I set the following:</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; When:&nbsp; Today</p><p>&nbsp; Start: 11 PM</p><p>&nbsp; Duration 2 hours 10 minutes</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>If during the game, it appears it is running late, I will change the duration.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>If I change the duration before midnight, there is no problem.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>After midnight, I changed the duration to 2 hours 40 minutes&nbsp; (the game was running late)</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>However, when I go to watch the game, it has the duration on the scale as 26 hours 40 minutes.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>If I go back into recording options, indeed it was changed from 2 hours 40 minutes to 26 hours 40 minutes.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Here is where I think the error is made by the receiver:</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p> When I edit it after midnight, it still has the "When" as Today instead of "Yesterday"</p><p>&nbsp; Even though it actually started the day before, it is adding the 2 hours 40 minutes to the 11 PM on Friday instead of Thursday.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Art</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:223476b7-a877-414b-8c0d-f7749d04ead0] -->Sat, 26 Jul 2014 01:25:33 GMTdirectv-admin@forums.directv.comhttp://forums.directv.com/message/11290231?tstart=0#112902312014-07-26T01:25:33Z7 months 1 week ago40